Like Miguel I have wondered about the "community concept" as well.  Is 
there something written about this?  Could you provide a reference or two 
that would describe what you are doing?  This would help me greatly.
Bob Intrieri


At 03:16 PM 12/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
>At 05:41 PM 12/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>         Well, let's talk about any form of cheating.  This semester two
>>members of a community cheated.  How?  Well, when I have the students form
>>their communities on the first day of class, I give them three rules:  (1)
>>all members of the community must be strangers.  That is, no room mates,
>>bed mates, fraternity brothers, sorority sisters, home town friends,
>>fiances, etc; (2) the community must be gender mixed---as long as the
>>class ratios hold; and (3) the community must be racially mixed--as long
>>as the make-up of the class allows.
>
>Louis, it is difficult for me, and probably for others, to comment as I am 
>not familiar with the 'community' concept.  It might be helpful if you 
>tell us what a community is and what its purpose is for the course you are 
>teaching.  For example, are these communities somewhat analogous to having 
>students work on a group project?   What role does being strangers to the 
>other members of this community play in terms of the learning component of 
>this assignment (?).  Also, do you have an explicit policy on academic 
>dishonesty in your course outline?  If so, what sorts of penalties do you 
>list and how does this infraction fit in with your overall policy in terms 
>of penalty?
>
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